By Jove!

Fifteen years after Jupiter was struck by comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, to the very week, the King of the Planets has been struck again.

The timing is curious in several ways. July, named after Julius Caesar, is the month originally associated (at least until Augustus came along) with Jupiter, the chief of the Roman deities. Moreover, the association of Jovis pater with the head of Rome extends to the present day, with the Pope serving as the highest Father of the catholic church. So, the strange coincidence of Pope Benedict XVI suffering a fall and injuring his right hand at the same time that the great planet was about to be struck, or indeed as it was being struck (it wasn't noticed until two days later) comes at a time when one of the harshest foes of popery, Tony Alamo (who perhaps betrays his envy thereof with the self-ascribed title, "World Pastor"), stands trial on child molestation charges.

As WXXX notes, followers of the latter are likely to take these signs in the heavens and on Earth as true portents of God's favor for their pastor. Until the verdict comes.